InvestorIdeas.com Investor Podcast “Shrewd Speculators” Provide Commentary on Investment Opportunities in Oil and Gas Stocks

E&P and Equipment Services Companies Remain Attractive Targets

http://www.investorideas.com/, a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing news, stock directories and research links, presents the Shrewd Speculators; Market and Sector Commentary with Kevin Sylla and Eric Axel. In this segment the Shrewd Speculators take a look at oil and gas prices as we move throughout the spring and summer months and the impact this will have on the stocks in this sector.

While oil is currently trading around the $61 per barrel mark with the peak driving season and the impending hurricane season right around the corner, demand pressures are likely to increase.

As Eric Axel describes, “We have not reached a peak in gas prices because there are still problems with shut downs, with inventories which are still well below levels of a year ago, and as a result of the recent bombings in Africa. I do anticipate some choppiness coming into June and the summer months and I do believe that the price of gasoline currently is probably just a short term relief.”

Kevin Sylla is looking at energy intensive companies on the short side. “I am focusing on companies that use a significant amount of energy that might not have the price effect absorbed into their economic output going into the next quarter. So what I am going to be looking to do is to get on the short-side because 1) I do not think the market will hold up as well this summer and 2) if you can get involved in transport companies on the short-side there is some money to possibly be made there.”

Both speculators have their eye on the larger E&P companies who have been active recently with acquisitions and finding additional reserves. “While you may be able to potentially find weakness over the next few months due to what is happening globally especially in Africa and Iran, over the long term I believe that many E&P companies are still very attractive,” states Axel.

SylIa adds, “If you are not an investor that is comfortable in the short play I am always a believer that you cannot go wrong with the companies that do equipment, and servicing. At the end of the day they supply the drillers with the equipment to drill and basically no matter what happens these companies will be paid, so if you want to be on the safe side you can buy stock in these companies. Overall if you act prudently you can find certain gems within the marketplace; if you do not want to go short then you can go long E&P and service companies.”

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Online Investor Oil and Gas Conference Looks at the Future of Energy, a Discussion on Trends and Opportunities in Oil, Natural Gas, Tar Sands and More

www.InvestorIdeas.com, and oil and gas portals www.OilandGasStockNews.com, www.NaturalGasStocks.com, announce its upcoming online investor conference on the ‘Future of Energy’ available June 6th, 2007, starting at 9:00 am EST and archived thereafter. The online conference will include presentations (audio with accompanying slides) from various oil and gas experts as well as public companies providing in-depth perspectives on trends and growth within the energy sector.

With the summer driving season just around the corner, the demand for oil is expected to continue to support high price levels. The upcoming summer months also mean an increase in the use of air conditioning, escalating the demand for natural gas. In both oil and gas the need for further exploration, development and production to increase domestic supplies have established a growing number of opportunities for companies operating in the energy sector.
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Michael Brush, Financial Columnist – Mr. Brush writes market columns for MSN Money, TheStreet.com and ‘Insiders Corner’ for InvestorIdeas.com. Mr. Brush is the author of ‘Lessons From the Front Line’ and has also covered business and investing for the New York Times, Money magazine and the Economist Group.

Neil Dingmann, Senior Vice President, Equity Research with Dahlman Rose & Co., LLC – Mr. Dingmann joined Dalhman Rose and Company this year bringing more than 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dingmann was Senior Energy Analyst at Pritchard Capital Partners, where he covered approximately 15 companies in the Exploration and Production sector. He previously held similar positions at Banc of America Securities, where he worked on the #1 II-ranked Oilfield Services research team, and RBC Capital Markets. www.dahlmanrose.com

Michael C. Lynch, President, and Director of the Global Petroleum Service – Mr. Lynch is President of Strategic Energy and Economic Research and a research affiliate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for International Studies. He has combined S.B.-S.M. degrees in Political Science from M.I.T., and has performed a variety of studies related to international energy matters, including forecasting of the world oil market, energy and security and corporate strategy in the energy industries, as well as analysis of oil and gas supply.

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www.InvestorIdeas.com, Big Ideas for the Small Cap Investor ®, a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing news, has arranged to conduct ongoing interviews with optionsXpress, Inc., a subsidiary of publicly-traded optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OXPS), a pioneer in equity options and futures trading for the retail investor, to provide investors with an educational podcast introducing options trading. The newly created podcasts add to the InvestorIdeas.com audio portfolio of podcasts, online conferences, roundtables and interviews created to empower and educate individual investors and online traders.

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DVD Growth in Brazil, Advances in Streaming Video and High Definition Formats Create Digital Media Market Opportunities

Industry Participants Internap, Netflix, Infosmart and USA Video Interactive Positioned for Continued Market Penetration Across Hardware, Content, and Storage Segments

www.DigitalMediaStocks.com, an investor and industry news portal for the digital media sector, reports on key growth areas within the digital media industry in DVD, high definition and streaming video. Infosmart Group, Inc. (OTC BB: IFSG), a global DVDR manufacturer, is working to capitalize on the rapid growth Brazil is seeing as the DVD format is only now being adopted in this developing region. In addition, advancements in streaming video and the availability of high quality downloads has opened the doors for many players such as Internap (NASDAQ: INAP), a global provider of integrated content delivery systems and USA Video Interactive Corp. (OTC BB: USVO), provider of video-on-demand and digital watermarking anti-piracy technology.

On the content side, positioned to benefit from continued demand for DVD movies and the eventual shift to high definition, is online movie delivery company Netflix.

While the format battle continues to dominate high definition circles, many companies have found significant market opportunity for DVD and recordable DVDs in developing markets such as Brazil.

According to Justin Davis, North American representative for Infosmart Group (OTC BB: IFSG), “Right now in Brazil you have 185 million people, 60 million TVs, but only 4 million DVD players. This mirrors exactly what we saw in the U.S. 5-7 years ago when most people were utilizing VHS and began transitioning from VHS into DVD. And now in North America basically everyone is using DVDs and most likely owns one or more DVD players. Brazil is at this transition stage right now and with this market only now becoming a viable option, it creates tremendous growth potential. Infosmart Group is positioned to take advantage of this opportunity through its newly opened facility called Infosmart Discobras.”

With the foothold that the existing standard continues to hold, Swasey sees DVDs as continuing to dominate. Netflix’s Steve Swasey, Director, Corporate Communications states, “We are a distributor and we are going to continue to send out the formats that movie studios continue to publish in and make that available to our customers. It is however a DVD world and will continue to be for five to ten years at least for several reasons. DVDs are ubiquitous and with the advent of the HD DVD and Blu-ray, it is still the most popular way of getting entertainment today.”

Thanks to high profile sites such as YouTube, streaming video has become a high growth and viable channel for content distribution that many feel could change the face of consumer entertainment through the availability of high quality downloads. The Internet has been a key contributor to the growing level of digital content now available, however with this surge has come an escalated amount of video and movie piracy, reaching global levels exceeding $18 billion.

Patrick Gregston, Sales Manager with USA Video Interactive Corp (OTC BB: USVO) explains, “What makes the digital era different is the speed and quality of what anybody can do, so the threats are multiple, and within the means of millions and with the surge of companies now distributing and selling video content over the Internet, piracy issues have become a greater concern than ever before.”

With the ability to digitally watermark content as it is being distributed over the Internet using the Company’s SmartMarking technology (MediaEscort™), USVO is positioned to take advantage of this fast paced delivery channel as they secure the rights of the content producers and distributors.

Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), a provider of choice for the world’s elite businesses on the Internet, through their recent acquisition of VitalStream, has extended their reach into the rich media content streaming delivery business and is turning the growing demand for online video content into a high growth business from an advertising perspective.

As described by Andrew Albrecht, Vice President Corporate Development for Internap, “Our acquisition of VitalStream allows us to put real time ads into streaming video, targeting the ads using specific geographic and demographic information and providing reporting back to the advertisers on the number of ads that were targeted and delivered. Internap is looking to continue to develop this technology to take advantage of the growing demand for rich digital media content providing a means for monetizing digital media content through seamless, streaming and targeted advertising.”

In addition to the continued strength of the DVD market and the rise in popularity of streaming video, it is difficult to deny the opportunities associated with the inevitable shift to a high definition viewing experience. Evidence that consumers are beginning to move towards high definition is seen in the rising sales of HDTVs.

In addition to the continued strength of the DVD market and the rise in popularity of streaming video, it is difficult to deny the opportunities associated with the inevitable shift to a high definition viewing experience. Evidence that consumers are beginning to move towards high definition is seen in the surging sales of HDTVs which are equipping many of today’s consumers with technology to take advantage of high definition media, with expectations that this pattern will continue to grow at escalating rates.

According to Adam Thomas, Media Research Manager with Informa Telecoms & Media and author of: 'HDTV: A Global Analysis', "We are forecasting pretty strong growth for high definition TV, with more than 150 million HDTV homes worldwide expected by the end of 2011 – which is more than three times the number at present. The US has 28 million HD homes at the moment and we are expecting that to rise to 63 million over the next five years.”

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InvestorIdeas.com April 18th Online Mining Investor Conference Update – Additional Presenters Include Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K), Ascendant Copper Corporation (TSX: ACX), Stornoway Diamond Corporation (TSX: SWY), and Sherwood Copper Corporation (TSX.V: SWC)

Interest Builds for Mining Stocks Following Publication of GFMS Gold Survey 2007

www.InvestorIdeas.com, and mining portals www.Gold-MiningStocks.com, www.MiningSectorStocks.com, add Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K), Ascendant Copper Corporation (TSX: ACX), Stornoway Diamond Corporation (TSX: SWY), and Sherwood Copper Corporation (TSX.V: SWC) to the growing list of mining and resource companies presenting in the upcoming April 18th online investor conference. The conference currently features 6 well-known industry speakers and over 20 mining/resource companies including Keynote Kinross Gold Corporation.

The online educational investor conference is themed: “Mining and Resources: Perspectives on gold, silver, copper, diamond, uranium, metals and other key mining segments”. Presented by industry experts and management from public companies, the format will consist of audio and Power Point or Flash presentation, averaging 15-20 minutes. The online audio conference will be made live the morning of April 18th and stay open and archived for a minimum of three months thereafter, giving investors long term access to the information.

Investor interest in the sector was fuelled by new data and forecasts released April 4th by GFMS precious metals consultancy, specialising in research in the global gold, silver, platinum and palladium markets. GFMS predicts an investor led rally in gold in 2007 due to geo-political tensions and concerns. “GFMS see this upside potential as being firmly in the hands of investors” according to the report.

Excerpt from GFMS Report, Philip Klapwijk, Chairman: “I’d also be far from surprised if this year we saw the market moving above the 2006 high of $725. Quite whether we’d then get close to the all time high of $850 is more doubtful, but I’d certainly expect the upward price trend to continue on into 2008.” Full Report: http://www.gfms.co.uk/Press%20Releases/GS07_Overview.pdf

The Investorideas.com conference is free to investors with login and registration. http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Register.aspx
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Additional Presenting Companies:
Longview Capital Partners; Rimfire Minerals Corporation; Sabina Silver Corporation; Buffalo Gold Ltd.; Geodex Minerals Ltd.; Lateegra Gold Corp, Christopher James Gold Corp.; Diamonds North Resources; Oriental Minerals Inc.; Macarthur Minerals Ltd; Tenajon Resources; Uranium North Resource Corp.; Strongbow Exploration Inc.; Rimfire Minerals Corporation; NioGold Mining Corporation, Bayswater Uranium Corp, Unor Inc.;Target Exploration & Mining; Copper Fox; Mantle Resources, Inc.; Hawk Uranium, Inc. and Mining Interactive Corp.

Upcoming Online Conference with Mining and Resources Investing Theme

Strength in Global Commodity Markets Builds Momentum for Online Conference

POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – March 26, 2007, www.InvestorIdeas.com, and mining portals www.Gold-MiningStocks.com, www.MiningSectorStocks.com, updates the list of speakers and presenters in the upcoming April 18th online investor conference providing insight and information on investing trends and opportunities in Mining and Resources. The conference theme “Mining and Resources: Perspectives on gold, silver, copper, diamond, uranium, metals and other key mining segments” will be discussed by well-known industry experts, as well as presenting public companies including keynote Kinross Gold Corporation.

Current conference participants include:

Longview Capital Partners (LV: TSX.V), a global resource group with a current portfolio of companies the Company has founded, developed and invested in, with a combined market capitalization of over $900 million. www.longviewcp.com

Rimfire Minerals Corporation (RFM: TSX.V); an early-stage gold and silver focused exploration company with 11 active exploration projects in Alaska, BC, Yukon, Nevada and Australia. At least four projects will see drilling in 2007. www.rimfireminerals.com

Sabina Silver Corporation (SBB:TSX.V), a Canadian public mineral exploration and development company with assets at the Hackett River silver-zinc project in the Canadian Arctic, the Del Norte project in the Stewart-Eskay Creek Mining District, and several projects in the Red Lake Mining District of Ontario. www.sabinasilver.com

Geodex Minerals Ltd. (GXM:TSX.V), a Canadian based resource company with a focus on the exploration and development of base metal deposits in New Brunswick. The company’s flagship property is Sisson Brook which contains a large open-pittable tungsten/molybdenum deposit. www.geodexminerals.com

Additional Participating Companies:
Keynote: Kinross Gold Corporation; Target Exploration & Mining; Macarthur Minerals Ltd.; Buffalo Gold Ltd.; Oriental Minerals Inc.; Bayswater Uranium Corp, and Mining Interactive Corp www.mininginteractive.com

Investors following resource stocks can learn more about the upcoming Mining and Resource Conference at:
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Current List of Industry Speakers Include:
Peter Grandich, Founder, Grandich Publications, LLC www.Grandich.com; Jon Nadler, Investment Products Analyst, Kitco Inc. www.Kitco.com; Eric Coffin, HRA (Hard Rock Analyst) Advisories www.hraadvisory.com; Adrian Day, President, Adrian Day Asset Management www.adriandayassetmanagement.com; John Kaiser
Kaiser Bottom-Fish Online www.kaiserbottomfish.com; and Lawrence Roulston with Resource Opportunities www.resourceopportunities.com.

Conference Sponsor: Resource World Magazine - Resource World Magazine reports on the business of Mining, Oil & Gas and Alternative Energy. www.resourceworld.com

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InvestorIdeas.com Adds New Investor Podcast- “Shrewd Speculators”; Market and Sector Commentary
Introductory "Shrewd Speculators” Podcast, with Kevin Sylla and Eric Axel; Discuss Mining, Oil and Gas Sectors

www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing news, stock directories and research links, has added a new Investor Podcast to its growing audio content. The launch of Shrewd Speculators; Market and Sector Commentary with Kevin Sylla and Eric Axel, opens the series with a discussion on the market, focusing in on mining and oil and gas sectors.
With the focus on global warming increasing as the awareness of the damage caused through the burning of fossil fuels has become apparent, uranium stocks have benefited as the bid for nuclear power strengthens.
Eric Axel describes, “The run for many uranium stock prices has been enormous, on average between 80-100%, and with uranium companies expanding I think there is still a run left in them. You do need to be selective and this of course always goes back management.”

Looking to the oil market both ‘speculators’ have a positive outlook on the sector. “I am very bullish on oil for several reasons. I think the geopolitical uncertainty and the nearing U.S. election will drive prices north of $70 per barrel. Short-term I think pure oil plays will continue to do well going into the summer. As an investor I would look for oil and gas service companies as my number one priority,” states Kevin Sylla.

The audience is invited to submit questions to the Shrewd Speculators for response in future podcasts. Please email all questions through: speculators@investorideas.com

Shrewd Speculators ( www.investorideas.com/ss/ ) hosts include Kevin Sylla, who currently serves as the Special Situations Director at Bathgate Capital Partners LLC (www.bathgatepartners.com), an innovative investment bank focused on providing comprehensive services to underexposed and undervalued micro cap companies.

Eric Axel is the Director of Special Situations with Perrin, Holden & Davenport (www.phdc.com), a full service brokerage and investment banking firm located in New York City.

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InvestorIdeas.com® Announces Upcoming Online Investor Conference Covering Mining and Resources

Hear Industry Experts and Public Companies Discuss gold, silver, copper, diamond, uranium, metals and other Mining Stocks and Opportunities

www.InvestorIdeas.com, and mining portals www.Gold-MiningStocks.com, www.MiningSectorStocks.com, announce the upcoming online free investor conference providing insight and information on investing trends and opportunities in Mining and Resources. The conference theme “Mining and Resources: Perspectives on gold, silver, copper, diamond, uranium, metals and other key mining segments” will be discussed by industry experts including Peter Grandich, Founder of Grandich Publications, LLC and Jon Nadler, Investment Products Analyst at Kitco, as well as presenting public companies. The conference is sponsored by well-known industry publication, Resource World Magazine.

Investors following resource stocks can learn more about the upcoming Mining and Resource Conference at:
http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Portals/resources.aspx and can register for free online at: http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Register.aspx

Current List of Industry Speakers Include:
Peter Grandich
Founder, Grandich Publications, LLC
With no formal education or training, Peter Grandich entered Wall Street and within three years was appointed Vice President of Investment Strategy for a leading New York Stock Exchange member firm. A prolific and often-quoted writer, he edited and published four investment newsletters.

Labelled the Wall Street Whiz Kid, Grandich gained national notoriety by being among the very few who not only forecasted the 1987 stock market crash just weeks before it happened, but on the very next day he predicted that within a year the market would reach a new all-time high – which it did. Proving his 1987 forecast was no fluke, Mr. Grandich said in January 2000 that the year 2000 will go down as the year the great mega bull market of the 80s and 90s came to an end.

Jon Nadler
Investment Products Analyst, Kitco Inc.
Mr. Jon Nadler's precious metals career encompasses 30 years of extensive client asset management, metals market analysis, and direct metals sales experience. His career achievements include establishing or managing retail precious metals operations at three major financial institutions (Deak-Perera, Republic National Bank, and Bank of America). Jon has long-established business ties with all major governmental mints (US Mint, Royal Canadian Mint, Perth Mint), reputable precious metals dealers (Kitco, GoldMoney, Asset Strategies International), the precious metals wholesale trade, and industry membership organizations (the World Gold Council, The Industry Council on Tangible Assets). Jon is frequently quoted in the U.S. and Canadian financial media (ROBTV, CBC Radio, Forbes.com, and MarketWatch) for market analysis and for investor education on precious metals. www.Kitco.com

Conference Sponsor: Resource World Magazine - Resource World Magazine reports on the business of Mining, Oil & Gas and Alternative Energy. www.resourceworld.com

Media Sponsor: U3O8.biz - U3O8.biz is a leading provider of business news, financial information and analytical tools on the uranium market. www.u3o8.biz

About our Mining Portals:

www.Gold-MiningStocks.com (GMS) and www.MiningSectorStocks.com (MSS), portals within the InvestorIdeas.com® content umbrella, do not make recommendations, but feature industry and stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews and Podcasts, investor conferences, Blogs, and a directory of stocks in the sector. Industry participants are invited to submit news, articles and research:
http://www.gold-miningstocks.com/NewsUploader/Submission.aspx

Online Investor Conferences - Giving online visitors and Investors a chance to hear from industry experts , analysts and CEO' creates a one day microcosm of what is happening in a sector.
Our successful formula of online conferences is even more powerful today as the world goes green - Our conferences are all pre recorded over the phone in audio format - so there is no need for participants or the audience to travel- creating a zero footprint impact

Investorideas.com has three significant investor conferences pending -

May 2nd, 2007
Energy: Oil and Gas, Natural Gas, Oil Sands –
The Future of Energy Hear from experts, analysts and Public Companies about where to invest in energy

April 18th, 2007
Mining: Gold, Uranium and Mining Perspectives Hear Industry Experts and Public Companies Discuss Opportunities in the Mining Sector

March 21, 2007
Investing in the Environment: Global Warming, Global Warning - Investing Today to Save the Future


Learn more at http://www.investorideas.com/forums/

InvestorIdeas.com Podcasts Available on iTunes, add to Current Audio Content for Small Cap Investors

Sector Investing Audio Content Provides Investors with Insight into Developing Trends
POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., February 12, 2007 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing news, stock directories and research links, has added to the current comprehensive inventory of audio content with Podcasts available on iTunes. InvestorIdeas.com® audio content features CEO and analyst interviews, roundtables with industry experts and online investor conferences as a source of research and due diligence for investors. What makes the audio interviews and Podcasts different in the investment community, is the industry specific focus of the Q&A.

Recent uploads include: Interview with Digital Media Stock USA Video Interactive Corp (OTCBB: USVO), Anti-Piracy Technology Developer, on the Costs of Piracy and the Need for Improved Content Protection; Five Reasons To Buy American Express Now; and InvestorIdeas.com Announces New ‘Green’ Financial Column “The New Power Fund” by Samuel F. Jones

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To build on the growing sector investment content and research, the site recently added new interactive content for investors to vote on popular and favorite sectors. The site currently has over twenty sector portals within the InvestorIdeas.com hub, including Renewable Energy, Water, Gold and Tech stocks. InvestorIdeas.com home page, newsletter page and online trading page will showcase the new Investor Sector Voting station and show the top five sectors each week. The posted results are created by a combination of weekly site stats and investors voting online. For investors and industry professionals interested in sector investing, the new content becomes a valuable tool for “Investing Ideas”.

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InvestorIdeas.com sector portals are designed to provide tools and research for investors to research stocks and industry trends prior to investing. From stock directories to online trading links, audio interviews and online conferences with industry experts, the site provides a comprehensive suite of resources, but does not provide direct stock recommendations.
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IPO FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC (NYSE:FIG) Soars on First day

For investors following IPO's and investors following developments in the hedge fund industry today was a significant day . With an IPO priced at $18.50 a share , the whole industry was watching as the price took off on the opening, up 89% , the market has to ask has Fortress opened the door to more hedge funds going public

From their S1 filing at www.sec.gov:

Our CompanyFortress is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $26 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2006. We raise, invest and manage private equity funds, hedge funds and publicly traded alternative investment vehicles. We earn management fees based on the size of our funds, incentive income based on the performance of our funds, and investment income from our principal investments in those funds. Our funds have produced consistently superior investment returns. We intend to grow our existing businesses, while continuing to create innovative products to meet the increasing demand of sophisticated investors for superior risk-adjusted investment returns.

Investorideas.com Podcasts now up and running evolving our current audio content into podcast format as well
Our first podcast of many to come - Interview with Digital Media Stock USA Video Interactive Corp (OTCBB: USVO), Anti-Piracy Technology Developer, on the Costs of Piracy and the Need for Improved Content Protection

Hear the latest CEO and analyst interviews, roundtables with industry experts and online investor conferences as an additional source of research and due diligence. What makes our audio interviews different from other sites? Because we are industry specific, our interviews and presentations provide listeners with timely focused industry perspectives


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InvestorIdeas.com Announces New ‘Green’ Financial Column “The New Power Fund” by Samuel F. Jones

Presenter for Upcoming Online Greentech Investor Conference “Investing in the Environment” Creates Monthly Renewable Energy Investing Column

POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – February 5, 2007, www.InvestorIdeas.com, and its global investor and industry Greentech portals, announce the addition of a new monthly ‘green’ financial column, “The New Power Fund”, focusing on renewable energy, by Samuel F. Jones: President, All Season Financial Advisors, Inc. The new content builds upon the highly visited portal articles, audio interviews, stock news, stock directories, online investor conferences, Blogs, RSS feeds, investor tools and links.

Follow the New Green Column at: The New Power Fund: http://investorideas.com/NPF/

Additionally, Samuel F. Jones will be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming conference:” Investing in the Environment: Global Warming, Global Warning – Investing Today for Tomorrow’s Future", in an online format to reduce the Carbon Footprint and the Carbon Dioxide created by travel.

The online conference will include presentations (audio with power point slides or flash) from renewable, environmental, water, clean energy and technology experts providing in-depth perspectives on what is happening in the Greentech sector from venture capital, funds, Indices and participating publicly traded companies.

To Find Out More About the Upcoming Greentech Online Investor and Industry Conference Visit:
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The online conference is free to investors and online visitors, with login registration.
/forums/Register.aspx

Samuel F. Jones: President, All Season Financial Advisors, Inc., www.allseasonfunds.com
Registered Investment Advisor

As president of All Season Financial Advisors, he is responsible for the management of over $120 Million in client assets and for overseeing operations, marketing, and portfolio design. Sam is also the senior portfolio manager for the Integrity All Season mutual fund. In 2005, the firm opened its first renewable energy investment portfolio for private clients called "New Power". The New Power strategy has posted an average return of 14.5% net of all fees since inception with a fraction of the risk inherent to this speculative sector. More info: http://investorideas.com/NPF/more.asp

New Featured company for Investorideas.com portals - DigitalMediastocks.com and Techsectorstocks.com - USA Video Interactive Corp. (OTCBB: USVO; TSX: US.V)

Anti-Piracy Protection becomes a High Priority as Video Content Increases and Costs to Entertainment Industry Escalate


www.DigitalMediaStocks.com, an investor and industry news portal for the digital media sector, introduces USA Video Interactive Corp. (OTCBB: USVO; TSX: US.V) as a new featured company. USA Video Interactive Corp. is a technology developer for the delivery of digital media, providing anti-piracy solutions to existing distribution channels and enabling media distribution to expand into interactive channels with Video-on-Demand. With the increasing amount of video content available on the Internet, the level of piracy is expected to surge making the need for anti-piracy policies and products a growing priority.

Revealing the damage caused by piracy, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) estimates that the worldwide motion picture industry, which includes foreign and domestic producers, distributors, theaters, video stores and pay-per-view operators, lost $18.2 billion in 2005. More specifically, the MPAA puts the cost to American movie studios in 2005 at roughly $6.1 billion. According to the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, the costs in Canada have reached $118 million in losses due to piracy issues.

full release -http://www.investorideas.com/Companies/ViewDocument.asp?ID=4863

For investors following oil sands stocks

As the oil and gas sector goes thru its ups and downs with the price of oil and new energy sources such as renewable and green tech are looked at - some oil industry analysts love the prospects of the oil sands stocks.

With environmental concerns being an issue see how the players are adjusting and track what is happening in some of the stocks drilling and buying properties in the sector.

According to a recent article in the Globe:

"Oil sands woes will be resolved, energy board says
DAVID EBNER
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Calgary — Alberta will overcome the difficult challenges facing oil sands development, the head of the provincial energy regulator says.
“I firmly believe this will be very well organized and deliberately planned on the part of everybody to ensure this resource is extracted properly. We will make sure of that, because as an organization we can't stand by and see it done otherwise,” Neil McCrank, chairman of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, said in an interview.
In November and December, the board approved two new oil sands projects but both times warned that rapid expansion of the oil sands was reaching a critical point.
With roughly $100-billion of work planned for the region over the next decade, problems are everywhere in Fort McMurray, from a severe housing shortage that has made the remote city one of Canada's most expensive to extremely stressed health care facilities"
full article- http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070128.weub0128/GIStory/

Oil Sands Stocks Directory- Canadian Oil Sands, Tar Sands Stocks

http://www.oilandgasstocknews.com/OGSN/StockList.asp

Michael Brush recent Insiders Corner featured in Weekend Blog Watch

Weekend Blog Watch By James AltucherRealMoney.com Contributor1/27/2007 10:45 AM EST

http://www.thestreet.com/_tsclsii/newsanalysis/investing/10335234.html

Investor Ideas has three tiny mo-mo stocks for a big mo-mo market

Thursday, January 25, 2007
Three Tiny Mo-Mo Stocks for a Big Mo-Mo Market
By Michael BrushExclusively for InvestorIdeas.comJanuary 25, 2007
There’s so much bullishness in the market now as indices and many stocks hit all-time highs, you need to be careful. Often when bullishness gets to these extremes, a pullback providing better prices lies around the corner.
But if you insist on jumping on the bandwagon and buying stocks trading at or near all-time highs, why not go along with insiders who are doing the same?
full column

http://investorideas.com/Companies/ViewDocument.asp?ID=4851

New Feature on Investorideas.com home page :
Sector Poll - What sector is hot? We see inbound searches from investors as far as what sectors they are tracking so we thought it would be good to see directly from a polling/voting standpoint to see what sector is hot each week.
It’s a great way to track trends and see what othe investors are tracking. With the recent media coverage of renewable energy stocks with President Bush's speech this week – it’s no surprise that renewable energy stocks are the leader.Please participate in our sector investing poll and help other investors track what is hot each week!

Investorideas.com will be expanding our investor tools and services shortly as we develop relationships with online trading firms. It makes sense the next add on of services and tools is the online trading aspect. Investors come to our site and use our articles, news and especially our stock directories for each sector to start their research and investing process. Once investors have done their homework, read the company SEC filings and asked the right questions they want to trade. We hope to enable the process soon.

In the interim visit the online trading sites below once you have completed your due diligence Online Trading Sites TD Ameritrade.com BuyandHold.com Charles Schwab CSFBDirect.com Datek.com DLJ Direct EdwardJones.com Empire Now E*Trade Financial Network - ETrade Fidelity.com Janus.com JB Oxford & Company Merrill Lynch Direct ML.com National Discount Brokers PutnamInvestments.com Prudential.com PruFN.com Scottrade.com Schwab.com ShareBuilder.com TDWaterhouse.com TRowePrice.com Vanguard.com

Renewable Energy stocks get a boost
As the market prepares for the President's speech tonight - renewable and alternative energy and Ethanol stocks are in the spotlight.
The long term prospects are very positive as big corporations step up to make a difference in global warming and dependance on oil . The proposed Biofuels Security Act , the Alternative Energy Refueling Systems Act of 2007 will all push the momentum for the sector.

To research our list of renewable energy stocks -
http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/stock_list.asp

Follow up on China Solar IPO's
from one of our columnists on Investorideas.com-

Solar IPO’s Boom in 2006
By Peter Lynch
for InvestorIdeas.com
January 19, 2007

In the past, a solar IPO (Initial Public Offering) was a rare event, with never more than 2 or 3 coming public in any given year. This past year, 2006, marks the beginning of a significant ramp up in solar IPO’s and more importantly, it is the beginning of serious financial resources coming into the solar industry which will allow the industry to continue its current robust growth. In fact, the 2006 solar IPO boom, really started in the last 6 weeks of 2005, when Sunpower (SPWR) and Suntech (STP) came public and are up 130% and 75% respectively since their IPO’s.

The days of the solar industry being an under funded “cottage industry” are over and with the onset of serious funding, a bright new future awaits us all.
advertisement Although once again, the photovoltaics (PV) sector has dominated the public financing arena, there have been a number of ethanol related IPO’s that have also started to trade their shares on the public markets in the U.S. Below is a break down of the PV IPO’s in terms of offerings that have been completed in 2006 and offerings that have filed (with the SEC) or rumored to go public in the very near future.


Completed 2006 IPO’s

Canadian Solar Inc
Stock Symbol: CSIQ. Canadian Solar came public in late November of 2006 at $15.00 per share, rising approximately $82MM dollars net. The company produces standard silicon panels and has a silicon recycling facility in China.
Current stock price: $9.45, market capitalization* (market cap): $250 million
Website: www.csisolar.com
First Solar, Inc.
Stock Symbol: FSLR. First Solar came public in late November of 2006 at $20.00 per share, rising approximately $420 million. The company produces a “thin film”* Cadmium Telluride product on a glass substrate and is the first of the next generation PV companies to come public.
Current stock price: $27.72, market cap: $1.93 Billion.
Website: www.firstsolar.com
PowerFilm, Inc.
Stock Symbol: PFLM.L. PowerFilm went public on the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) exchange in London in May of 2006 at a price of 120 pence, raising approximately $16 million. The company produces a thin film, amorphous silicon product on a flexible plastic substrate.
Current stock price: $204 pence, market cap: $128 million
Website: www.powerfilmsolar.com
Akeena Solar, Inc.
Stock Symbol: AKNS.OB. Akeena went public via a reverse merger, in August of 2006 at an initial price of $1.00 and is listed on the over the counter bulletin board. The company is one of the largest installers of PV systems in the U.S.
Current stock price: $2.05, market cap: $30 million
Website: www.akeena.net
Renesola Ltd.
Stock Symbol: SOLA.L. Renesola went public on the AIM exchange in London in August at a price of 80 pence raising approximately $50 million. Renesola is a Chinese company that produces silicon wafers for the PV industry in China and around the world.
Current stock price: $470 pence, market cap: 528 million+
Website: www.renesola.com
Trina Solar Limited
Stock symbol: TSL. Trina Solar is another China based PV company that produces conventional silicon PV modules. The IPO started trading on December 19 th 2006 at $18.50. Raising the company approximately $ 90 million.
Current stock price: $20.85, market cap: $420 million +
Website: www.Trinasolar.com
Solarfun Power Holdings
Stock symbol: SOLF. Solarfun is a China based PV manufacturer that produces conventional silicon PV modules from ingots. Their current capacity is approximately 50 megawatts (MW). The IPO started trading on December 20 th 2006 at $12.50. Raising the company approximately $150 million.
Current stock price: $12.06, market cap: Approx. $550 million
Website: www.solarfun.com.cn/einfo.htm
Pending IPO’s These are PV companies that have either filed (Photowatt Technologies, Inc. and J A Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.) or others that are rumored to be moving forward toward doing a public financing in the U.S.
Photowatt Technologies, Inc.
Proposed stock symbol: PWAT. Photowatt produces conventional PV panels from polysilicon and from recycled metallurgical grade silicon. It is partially owned by a Canadian public company, ATS Automation Tooling Systems (symbol:ATS.TO), which trades on the Toronto stock exchange. I would expect the IPO in the first or second quarter of 2007.
Proposed initial stock price: Unknown, market cap: unknown
Website: www.photowatt.com
J A Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Proposed stock symbol: JASO. J A Solar Holdings produces high quality mono-crystalline solar cells for other solar companies to put in their solar modules. They have a current capacity of 75 MW and hope to expand to 175MW by the end of 2007. They filed for an IPO on 1-16-2007 for 15,000,000 American Depository Shares (ADS) at $12.5 to $14.5 per ADS (these ADS’s are equal to 3 normal common shares). The company will raise a maximum of $250MM.
Proposed initial stock price: $12.50 to $14.50, Market Cap: $585MM (at mid point of range)
Website: www.jasolar.com
Yingli Solar
Proposed stock symbol: unknown. Yingli Solar is a China based PV Company that is vertically integrated (silicon ingots, to wafers, to panels, to systems) solar manufacturer with approximately a 100MW annual capacity. A number of articles have stated that Yingli plans to raise over $400 million in a NASDAQ IPO in 2007.
Proposed initial stock price: Unknown, market cap: unknown
Website: www.yinglisolar.com
LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
Proposed stock Symbol: unknown. LDK is now the biggest multicrystalline wafer manufacturer in Asia, the manufacturing plant located in Economic Development Zone, Xinyu, Jiangxi, P, R, China. It has a current capacity of 200MW and projected capacity of 1,000MW by 2010.
Proposed initial stock price: unknown. Market Cap: unknown
Website: www.ldksolar.com/english/index.html
CEEG (Nanjing) PV-Tech Co., Ltd (NPV)
Proposed stock symbol: unknown. NPV was founded under the collaboration of China Electric Equipment Group (CEEG) and a team of Australian PV technology scientists in June of 2004. It is a large manufacturer of PV panels and equipment. Current capacity is stated at 192MW.
Proposed initial stock price: unknown. Market cap: unknown
Website: www.n-pv.com/english/index.asp



Notes:
The term “market capitalization” (market cap) is the total number of shares outstanding times the current stock price – this is an important number investors should be aware of since it is the value that the market is currently placing on the entire company. Thin Film technology is what I would describe as the “next generation” of PV technology. It will NOT be subject to silicon shortages and will allow much lower cost of manufacturing.

DisclaimerPeter Lynch is an independent columnist for this web site and may hold long or short positions in any of the stocks mentioned in this article and those positions can change at any moment. InvestorIdeas.com Disclaimer: www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp,

Going Green - Investing in Renewable Energy- Fashionable or Necessary?
We started RenewableEnergyStocks.com® years ago based on a long term philosophy in the energy sector and also influenced by issues like Homeland Security that it was only a matter of time that the transition in energy technology would take place as oil prices became higher and the countdown to a diminishing oil supply got closer . We knew it could be years – up to ten maybe- but it was inevitable that the transition would come as the technology improved and the costs for producing renewable and clean energy came down. Throw in the global growth engine fuelled by China and India and the resulting environmental damage and accelerated climate changes and we have the perfect climate so to speak or companies to go green and so investors must follow.
In fairness, there has been a global following for the sector for some time, but it has now reached the minds and trading accounts of mainstream investors that aren’t all investing with their hearts.
It is an exciting time as the momentum is coming from government and industry to make this revolutionary change .
We like to pat ourselves on the back that we were here and around before the copy cat sites for Renewableenergystocks.com jumped on the bandwagon. We are still the leader on Google, Yahoo , MSN and AOL if you are searching for info on “renewable energy stocks”
We think our upcoming Greentech Investor Conference "Investing in the Environment: Global Warming, Global Warning – Investing Today for Tomorrow’s Future" will be another milestone for our site in terms of providing research resources and information for investors and industry looking at the sector
Register early- its free – not like some of the conferences where visitors have to pay- this is free to investors – like most of our info
http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/Forums/Register.aspx
But as always , remember even if you are doing what you think is the right thing by investing in Green companies, there is risk and you may loose a little green if you don’t do your homework .

InvestorIdeas.com Greentech Portals Provide Research Tools for Investors Concerned About Environment

InvestorIdeas.com Greentech Portals update Stock Directories for Renewable Energy Stocks, Environment Stocks and Greentech Stocks

ww.RenewableEnergyStocks.com™ (RES), www.fuelcellcarnews.com (FCCN) and www.EnvironmentStocks.com (ES) global investor and industry portals for the green investor have updated the directories of publicly traded stocks in the sector to include foreign listed stocks participating in the global green movement. The portals provide a valuable resource for investors, with original articles and interviews covering global warming, alternative energy, environmental technology, green cars as well as current stock and industry news from third party sources.


The RenewableEnergyStocks.com portal currently features a directory with info on links on Alternative Energy Funds, Biogas and Ethanol Stocks, Energy Efficiency Stocks, Flywheel Stocks, Fuel Cell Stocks, Geothermal Stocks, Hydrogen Production, Micro Turbines Stocks, Solar Stocks, Green Transportation, Wind Power and Wind Energy Stocks.For the full list of Renewable Energy and Green Stocks : http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/Companies/RenewableEnergy/Stock_List.asp

For the full list of Environment and Cleantech Stocks: http://www.environmentstocks.com/Enviro_Stocks/Stock_List.asp

Upcoming Greentech online investor conference "Investing in the Environment: Global Warming, Global Warning – Investing Today for Tomorrow’s Future"
http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Portals/green.aspx
We have added several well known and respected industry experts to our panel of speakers for investors and industry to gain insight to the opportunities and obstacles in the sector
The conference is free to investors- so take advantage of this event and learn from some of the experts about what is being done and can be done to address the global changes in our environment and climate
check out the latest speakers signed up :

William BrennanAquaTerra Asset Management LLCWilliam Brennan is the President & Managing Partner of AquaTerra Asset Management LLC, and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Praetor Global Water Fund. AquaTerra primarily focuses on public equity investments in global water infrastructure (primarily through structured equity products and separately managed accounts for individuals and institutions) and private equity opportunities in natural resources and specialty industrials such as water, timber, specialty chemicals and alternative and renewable energy. The Praetor Global Water Fund is a value fund that holds concentrated positions in 30-45 companies from a pool of approximately 400 companies that participate in the global water business.

Peter C. FusaroChairman & Founder of Global Change AssociatesPeter C. Fusaro is Chairman & Founder of Global Change Associates in New York and a leading expert in energy and environmental financial markets and clean energy technology. He is also co-founder of the Energy Hedge Fund Center and best selling author of What Went Wrong at Enron. He holds the annual Wall Street Green Trading Summit in New York each spring. http://www.global-change.com/

J. Peter LynchSolar ExpertJ. Peter Lynch has worked, for 30 years as a Wall Street analyst, an independent equity analyst and a private investor in small emerging technology companies. He has been actively involved in following developments in the renewable energy sector since 1977 and is considered to be an expert in the solar area. The Presentation will cover the solar industry and stocks.

Samuel F. JonesPresident, All Season Financial Advisors, Inc., Registered Investment AdvisorAs president of All Season Financial Advisors, he is responsible for the management of over $120 Million in client assets and for overseeing operations, marketing, and portfolio design. Sam is also the senior portfolio manager for the Integrity All Season mutual fund. In 2005, the firm opened it's first renewable energy investment portfolio for private clients called "New Power". The New Power strategy has posted an average return of 14.5% net of all fees since inception with a fraction of the risk inherent to this speculative sector.


Robert Wilder, J.D., Ph.D.WilderHill Clean Energy IndexRobert Wilder, J.D., Ph.D. is the CEO & Founder of Wildershares, LLC; he is the Manager of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California at Santa Barbara and a Law Degree from University of San Diego School of Law. In addition Dr. Wilder is a Visiting Faculty at University of California, San Diego. www.wildershares.com

Jamie WimberlyDistributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG) LLCJamie Wimberly founded and currently serves as the CEO of the Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG) LLC, a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on distributed energy and energy technologies and creators of the Distributed Energy Sector Index. http://www.defgllc.com/

InvestorIdeas.com® Announces Upcoming Online Greentech Investor Conference "Investing in the Environment: Global Warming, Global Warning – Investing Today for Tomorrow’s Future"



As the Fight Against Climate Change Becomes a Global Priority, the Online Conference will Explore Investing Opportunities



POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – January 12, 2007, www.InvestorIdeas.com, and its greentech portals, global investor and industry resources for the renewable and clean tech sector, announce its upcoming online investor conference on ‘Investing in the Environment’ available March 21st, 2007, starting at 9:00 am EST and archived thereafter. With issues of energy independence, global warming and environmental concerns including pollution, water contamination and shortages escalating, cleantech investments continue to rise as global political support strengthens.



The online conference will include presentations (audio with power point slides) from renewable, environmental, water, clean energy and technology experts as well as public company CEOs providing in-depth perspectives on what is happening in the Greentech sector. Current participating public companies include ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP), Rotoblock Corporation (OTCBB: ROTB), WaterBank of America (USA) Inc. (OTCBB: WBKA) and International Barrier Technology Inc. (OTCBB: IBTGF).



As Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi calls for “a new America that declares our energy independence, promotes domestic sources of renewable energy, and confronts climate change,” and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposes a Low Carbon Fuel Standard to reduce green house gas emissions by at least 10% in California by 2020, support for ‘green’ technology shows continued signs of growth.



It is clear that the fight against climate change has become a global priority evidenced by the recent proposal from the European Commission for the establishment of a new Energy Policy for Europe to combat climate change and increase energy security. In addition, investment into ‘green’ technology continues to grow domestically and internationally. According to the Cleantech Venture Network, cleantech investment for Q3’06 comprised 14% of all North American, and 12% of all European venture investments totaling $1.081 billion for the quarter.



The online conference is free to investors and online visitors, with login registration.



To Find Out More About the Upcoming Greentech Online Investor and Industry Conference Visit:

http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/Forums/Portals/green.aspx



Current List of Greentech Industry Speakers Include:



Jamie Wimberly founded and currently serves as the CEO of the Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG) LLC, a specialized consulting and financial services firm focused on distributed energy and energy technologies and creators of the Distributed Energy Sector Index. www.defgllc.com



Robert Wilder, J.D., Ph.D. is the CEO & Founder of Wildershares, LLC; he is the Manager of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California at Santa Barbara and a Law Degree from University of San Diego School of Law. In addition Dr. Wilder is a Visiting Faculty at University of California, San Diego. www.wildershares.com



Current List of Participating Public Companies Include:



ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) is at the forefront of alternative energy transportation with new technologies including energy efficient gas systems, hydrogen, electric, fuel cell, alcohol, hybrid and other innovative power systems. ZAP is also offering Portable Energy technology that manages power for mobile electronic devices like cell phones, PDA, MP3/iPod, laptop computer, digital cameras and more. For More Info: http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/CO/ZAAP/Default.asp



Rotoblock Corporation (OTCBB: ROTB) is focused on the continued development and improvement of its energy efficient Oscillating Piston Engine to the state where its mechanical, ecological and economic viability leads to the profitable licensing of the manufacturer's rights to a proprietary patented design or a partnership for its manufacture. For More Info: http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/CO/ROTB/Default.asp



WaterBank of America (USA) Inc. (OTCBB: WBKA) was founded in 2002 to create and acquire a "bank" of top quality springs to address the increasing scarcity of fresh water in the world. In 2004, with the acquisition of ICEROCKS, the business model expanded to include the new consumer packaged good; hygienic, food safe ice cubes (targeting hotels, airlines), followed by the manufacturing and distribution of bottled spring water on a regional basis as a complementary business. WaterBank is backed by a well-versed Management Team, Board of Directors and an Advisory Board comprised of highly experienced and accomplished water and beverage industry experts working together to meet the global challenges of water scarcity and contamination. For More Info: http://www.water-stocks.com/CO/WBKA/Default.asp



International Barrier Technology Inc. (OTCBB: IBTGF) develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary fire resistant building materials branded as Blazeguard®. Barrier's award-winning Blazeguard® wood panels use a patented, non-toxic, non-combustible coating with an extraordinary capability: it releases water in the heat of fire. The panels exceed "model" building code requirements in every targeted fire test and application, and are unique in combining properties that increase panel strength and minimize environmental and human impact. For More Info: www.environmentstocks.com/Companies/IntlBarrier/Default.asp



About Our Green Investor Portals:

www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com®, www.FuelCellCarNews.com, www.EnvironmentStocks.com and www.GreentechInvestor.com are global investor and industry research portals that look at the renewable energy and greentech sectors. The portals do not make stock recommendations, but feature industry and stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews, investor conferences, Blogs, and a directory of stocks in the sector.



‘Investing in the Environment’ Forum: http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/Forums/Portals/green.aspx



Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations, but offer information portals to research news, articles, stock lists and recent research. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. These sites are currently compensated for by its "featured companies." ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) and Rotoblock Corporation (OTCBB: ROTB) each pay Two thousand five hundred per month equivalent in shares for one year commencing Nov 2006, discounted as a courtesy to previous sponsorship of the InvestorIdeas Greentech contest. International Barrier Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: IBTGF) currently pays three thousand per month and 100,000 options. WaterBank of America (USA) Inc. (OTCBB: WBKA) currently pays InvestorIdeas.com $10,000 monthly, $4,000 in cash per month and $6,000 in shares per month.

www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp



Participating companies must adhere to all SEC disclosure requirements.



For Additional Information on Participating in this Upcoming Online Conference Please Contact:



Dawn Van Zant: 800-665-0411 - dvanzant@investorideas.com



Ann Marie Fleming: 866-725-2554 - afleming@investorideas.com



Website: www.InvestorIdeas.com



Source: InvestorIdeas.com, ZAP, Rotoblock Corporation, WaterBank of America (USA) Inc., International Barrier Technology

NASDAQ closing near 6 year highs- now that’s more relevant to the average individual investor. With the Dow's performance over the last months, it really did not impact the portfolio or pocketbook of the average investor - But NASDAQ covers a more across the board investor.
With a lot of positive speculation around earnings for tech stocks- this could be interesting year for the retail investor. Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc were leaders in the NASDAQ and tech run.

Money shift from commodity stocks to tech?

All of the money coming out of oil and gold and other commodity markets has to go somewhere - there is a lot of buzz around Tech for 2007. With companies like Google and Apple shining in the sector, some analysts think there is a lot of play in small caps in the tech sector

Again, what we have seen, these "trends" seem like short term thinking and can shift in a day. I am not sure I believe its time to leave the commodity markets if you are a long term player, since the driving global demand is still there. Not much has really changed other than perception and some sell off by bigger players.

So what are the individual investors to do? Don't be a trend follower- is a trend leader and pick your spots to get in on weakness

With that said, I do have a lot of optimism for the tech sector as it has been out of favor for a while and we see first hand how tech and the internet are changing the global face of business to increased online advertising to increased online sales and ecommerce - those trends and data are real

From what we see on our site traffic, the interest in commodities from individual investors is alive and well based on how they are searching and what they are researching.

Also from our site stats- looks like this could be good year for renewable energy stocks

Advertising sales position - Investorideas.com Industry and Investor Portal

Established portal with 10-15,000 unique visitors per day and growing ... We have been building our brand for over 6 years
You can easily find us on the Internet

We have focused our attention on featured public companies in the past, but in 2007 we want to expand our online ad program and revenue stream.
We have the targeted eyeballs for the financial community such as online trading firms, and industry sectors ranging from renewable energy, to oil and gas to Homeland Security.

Do you have a background in advertising sales? Here are some of our current advertising packages we offer
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We're in a position to provide initial leads and sales materials. You'd be expected to participate in the generation of leads and potentially help generate supporting sales materials as required. Operating remotely is an option with daily communications with the company's in- house team

Compensation would be exclusively commission-based, currently paying a starting commission of 30%.

About candidate :
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Defense stocks looking back and looking ahead
There was a time at Investorideas.com hub of sector portals when our Homelanddefensestocks.com dominated the group. We had ten featured companies, hosted several very successful online investor conferences (one with 14 public companies participating) a live conference at the Press Club in Washington DC that had significant impact on the trading of all participants. The sector was hot. We were hot- featured in Business Week online twice and several other publications including CBS Market watch radio.


So looking at 2006 and the larger defense stocks - and their performance- with Lockheed Martin giving investors a 45 percent gain in share price, Raytheon a 30 percent gain , Boeing with 27 percent and Northrop Grumman showing 12 percent- why did some of the smaller players loose their luster? We saw some of the small players have major losses in share price. Was it just an example of the overall trend where investors were looking for large caps vs. small caps? Or was it the sector got overplayed by retail investors and those that did not deliver - got punished!

According to a regular contributor to our site - Scott Sacknoff-"Defense and homeland security companies continued to outperform the broader market in 2006 as the benchmark SPADE Defense Index (DXS) gained 19.33% and marked the seventh consecutive year it has outperformed the S&P500. It is a remarkable run that has seen the sector generate alpha over the broader markets not just for seven years running but in 20 of the last 26 quarters. This past year saw the sector outperform the broader markets by 571 basis point. And since 2000, the Index has gained a whopping 113.86% compared with a 3.47% LOSS by the S&P 500."

We found our HDS portal move down the ranks and loose its number one ranking. We recently saw some new life injected as the portal and Scott got coverage on CNBC on January 2nd.

Maybe it’s a sign of things to come.